Posted by: Len Sammons – February 16, 2016 When Neal Williams won the DIRTcar Nationals big-block Modified finale on Saturday night a year ago at Volusia Speedway Park he shocked everyone including himself. A victory on any four of the nights this week at the Nationals won’t come as a surprise to as many people, especially the driver from Pittsgrove, …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWSMAKER OF THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2016 It isn’t often that an up-and-coming driver shines in in the spotlight of a national stage. Yet that’s exactly what 23-year old Mason Zeigler from Chalk Hill, Pa., in western Pennsylvania did when he waited until the sixth and final night of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series …
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TRENTON, NJ February 9, 2016 . . . Win a TQ Midget race indoors! That was the goal, when driver Tim Buckwalter and car owner Paul Lotier, Jr. formed a partnership last spring. Their day may come in the third annual Battle Of Trenton, set for the weekend of February 26-27 inside Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, N.J. In …
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For area businessman and Modified Stock Car driver Tyler Siri, the second time was the best. That’s because Siri thought he had a signed, sealed and delivered deal in hand to buy Black Rock Speedway a few years ago only to have it come unglued at the eleventh hour. Now, he has the proverbial keys in hand, proving that in …
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AREA AUTO RACING NEWS NEWSMAKER FOR THE WEEK OF TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 Anthony Sesely is a guy who likes to run the road less traveled when it comes to building race cars and making them go ever faster. His approach to Indoor racing was to adapt a dirt Micro Sprint chassis to the rigors of indoor racing, all the …
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Sat.) – Anthony Sesely of Matawan, N.J., became the first three time winner of the NAPA Know How Gambler’s Classic TQ Midget feature Saturday night by driving what amounted to a perfect race. “The car got better as the race went on,” Sesely said. “We’re back with the setup we used to win the 2013 and 2014 …
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Sat.) – Two Saturday afternoon TQ Last Chance Races, a pair of Slingshot B-Mains, and a duo of Champ Kart affairs pared the field of drivers for the Saturday night features of the NAPA Know How Weekend inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Slingshot B-Mains were won by Michael Glass and Chris Kurtz with Damon Paul …
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Atlantic City, NJ (Sat.) – All is in readiness for Saturday night’s NAPA Know How Weekend inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. as TQ Midgets, Champ Karts and Slingshots finalize preparations for Saturday night’s feature races, climaxed by the TQ Midget Gambler’s Classic 40-lap feature. Nine TQ Midget drivers successfully qualified for the $5,000-to win feature Saturday as a …
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BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2016 Ryan Flores Sets New TQ Qualifying Record In Boardwalk Hall, DiMattia, Lichty, Rudolph, Tidman Score TQ A-Qualifiers; Dylan Steuer, Joey Bruning Best Slingshot, Champ Kart Time Trials ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Fri.) – Ryan Flores, formerly of Monmouth County, N.J., but now living in Mooresville, N.C., where he works for the Roger …
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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Thur.) – Andy Jankowiak and Erick Rudolph broke into uncharted territory Thursday night inside Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall by running the first laps ever recorded on the historic track in the seven second bracket. Jankowiak’s 7.906 was the fastest lap while Rudolph answered with a 7.943. The top two were followed on the time charts by Jimmy …
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